Captain's Drive In
Jenny, Bruce, Rosemary and Peter look forward to seeing many of you this Sunday. As usual, cards will be available from the organisers in the main bar from 7.45am who will collect the entry fee of £5.00 (plus £10 for non 7 day members). Please allow time to get to your allocated tee for a shotgun start at 8.30.
The putt out and drive in will be after the prize giving.
Notice of change to handicaps for men's competitions divisions
As you may be aware from the minutes, the Competitions and Matches Committee have been reviewing the entry numbers for monthly stroke play and stableford competitions. Over the last 18 months the figures show an imbalance between Division 1 and Division 2; with Division 1 often having 25% more players. The Competitions and Matches Committee believe, and the main Club Committee have agreed, that as far as practicable the two divisions should be even. To address this, the following will come into force with effect from the Men's November Medal (stroke play) on Saturday, 1 November.
Division 1 - 0 to 16
Division 2 - 17 to 28
These changes will also apply to ladies entering Club competitions when less than 6 ladies enter and are included in the Men's Divisions.
The Committee will continue to monitor numbers and review this again this time next year to see if any further adjustment is necessary
Captain vs Vice Captain
Last Sunday was host to the Captain vs Vice Captain match, which saw Captain Bruce's team take on Vice Captain Peter's team in 4 Ball Betterball Matchplay.
The competition was very well supported with 53 people turning up to support their respective teams. The event was a two tee start which meant 7 matches went off the first and 6 off the tenth, this was good as it meant there was a great gathering in the bar afterwards. The match was fairly close, however Bruce's team proved too strong for Peter's team as they won the match 7 ½ to 5 ½.
So congratulations to everyone who was a part of Bruce's team, and better luck next year to all the members of Peter's team.
Murder Mystery Comes to Bletchingley!
There has been a murder at 'The Royal Beltchington Golf Club' and we need you to help us solve the mystery and find the Murderer!
The investigation will be taking place on Friday, 12 December, from 7pm, and will include supper & entertainment. Tickets are £17.50 and the event is open to both members and guests. We need as much help as we can get if we want to catch the Murderer!
The signup sheet is on the Social Noticeboard at the Clubhouse. We hope you will support this Festive Event.
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Britain's Justin Rose has set himself a target of becoming world number two by the end of the season
Rose and six of his victorious Europe Ryder Cup team-mates will compete this week at the BMW Masters in China.
World number six Rose, 34, hopes to take advantage of the absence of Rory McIlroy and Henrik Stenson to record a victory at Lake Malaren which would lift him up the world rankings.
"The aim is to strengthen my world ranking as much as possible," he said.
"If I was to play well and win a few tournaments before the end of the season I could get myself to second place in the world rankings, which would be a personal best."
The tournament is the first of four in the European Tour's "Final Series" of big-money events in the Race to Dubai, with a prize fund of €5.525m (£4.35m) and a first prize of €920,652 (£725,000).
The Final Series also includes next week's World Golf Championships HSBC Champions in Shanghai, the Turkish Airlines Open and the climax to the season, the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai next month.
The top three in the Race to Dubai standings are all missing from the BMW Masters line-up in Shanghai.
Race to Dubai rankings
Figures correct as of 26 October
Player name - Prize money (in euros)
1. Rory McIlroy (NI) €5,400,700
2. Sergio Garcia (Spa) €2,275,712
3. Henrik Stenson (Swe) €1,941,231
4. Jamie Donaldson (Wal) €1,890,559
5. Thomas Bjorn (Den) €1,780,152
6. Victor Dubuisson (Fra) €1,683,900
7. Martin Kaymer (Ger) €1,570,937
8. Justin Rose (Eng) €1,503,781
9. Joost Luiten (Ned) €1,500,777
10. Mikko Ilonen (Fin) €1,483,208
World number one McIlroy, 25, is taking time out to prepare for a multi-million dollar lawsuit with his former management company, and will not play again until the season-ending DP World Tour Championship.
Reigning Race to Dubai champion Stenson is on paternity leave after the birth of his third child on Sunday, while world number four Sergio Garcia is in Malaysia this week for the PGA Tour's CIMB Classic.
Rose accepts that he has little chance of catching McIlroy in the Race to Dubai.
The Northern Irishman, who has won two majors this year, holds a lead of more than three million euros in prize money at the top of the Race to Dubai standings.
"I haven't really done the maths 100% [but] I'm not sure I can catch Rory," Rose, who lies eighth in the money list, said,
Rose, a father of two himself, had sympathy for Stenson, 38, after the Swede made the decision to withdraw from the tournament on Sunday.
"The six months of fall-out leaving your wife after just having a baby? It's not worth it," Rose said. "He's made the right decision."
Rose will be joined at Lake Malaren by six of the Europe team, Graeme McDowell, Victor Dubuisson, Thomas Bjorn, Jamie Donaldson, Stephen Gallacher and Ian Poulter, that beat USA 16½-11½ in the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles in September.